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A MAGNIFICENT IMPERIAL WHITE JADE CARVING OF ZHANG
QIAN ON A RAFT
Incised Qianlong seal mark and of the period
Exquisitely carved in high relief and openwork as a naturalistic long
gnarled tree raft with arching branches, bearing Zhang Qian seated
leisurely at the centre with one hand holding a book and the other
arm resting on a twig, below intricately gnarled branches suspending
a double-gourd, the mark incised at the back, the smoothly polished
stone of very fine even white tone.
23.5cm (9 1/4in) long

HK$1,200,000 - 1,500,000
US$150,000 - 190,000

清乾隆 御製白玉雕張騫乘槎
陰刻「乾隆年製」隸書款

Provenance:
A distinguished European private collection, acquired by the
grandparents of the present owner, and thence by descent

來源：
顯赫歐洲私人收藏，由現藏家祖父母獲得並由其家族繼承

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